William “Bill” Masakuni Nagatomo, BS Med Tech ‘53, 83, a resident of Fergus Falls, Minn., died March 23 at his home under the care of Lakeland Hospice. He was born Oct. 19, 1926, in Minot, N.D., the son of George and Masuo (Oshikawa) Nagatomo. He grew up and attended school there, graduating from Minot High School in 1944. He was inducted into the Army on Feb. 21, 1945, and served in the European Theater during World War II until his discharge on Nov. 8, 1946. After his discharge, he attended the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, receiving a bachelor of arts degree in 1950, and a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology in 1953. On July 30, 1955, he married Alma M. Krefting in South Sioux City, Neb. He worked for a short time at Trinity Hospital in Minot, N.D., and in Crookston, Minn. They moved to Fergus Falls, where he worked at Lake Region Hospital for 37 years as the laboratory manager, retiring in November 1991.